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James Milner backing England young guns

Aston Villa midfielder James Milner believes the current England U-21 side can blow away claims of a dirth of young talent in this country. Read

Aston Villa youngsters bring England up to speed

England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce, a top-class full back for club and country in his playing days, admits he is glad he didn’t have to mark the lightning-fast forwards at his disposal now. Read

Aston Villa savour UEFA Cup draw

Aston Villa face a mouthwatering introduction to the Uefa Cup group stages, with a trip to Hamburg and the visit of Ajax lined up. Read

Aston Villa drawn with Hamburg and Ajax in UEFA Cup

Aston Villa have a home match against Ajax and a trip to Hamburg in the group stages of the UEFA Cup. Read

Aston Villa pair still waiting for England chance

It has been three years since Aston Villa defender Luke Young was last called up by England. Read

Stiliyan Petrov insists Aston Villa are still confident

Stiliyan Petrov believes the gap between Aston Villa and the top four of the Premier League can be bridged, despite being given a wake-up call at the weekend. Read

Brad Friedel insists Villa are still a force to be reckoned with

Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel has warned the Premier League they rule his side out of the running for the top four places at their peril. Read

Chelsea give Aston Villa a top four marker

Chelsea 2 Aston Villa 0 Read

Zat Knight ready for huge Chelsea-Villa battle

Zat Knight believes the Sunday showdown between third placed Aston Villa and table-toppers Chelsea could be one of the biggest battles of the Premier League season. Read

O'Neill full of respect as Villa aim to smash Chelsea fortress

Martin O’Neill has spoken of his utmost respect for Sunday's Premier League opponents, insisting Chelsea's incredible unbeaten home league run of 85 matches is something he will never see again in his lifetime. Read

O'Neill happy with Aston Villa's progress

Martin O'Neill is satisfied Aston Villa have taken a step in the right direction, after clinching a place in the group stages of the UEFA Cup. Read

Aston Villa cruise into Uefa Cup group stages

UEFA Cup, First Round 2nd Leg: Aston Villa 1 Litex Lovech 1 (agg: 4-2) Read

Luke Young hails the Aston Villa professionals

Forget Bodie and Doyle, there's a new team of The Professionals according to Luke Young - his Aston Villa team-mates. Read

Aston Villa reap benefit of O'Neill's faith in Stiliyan Petrov

Martin O'Neill is delighted that the Aston Villa fans are finally seeing the qualities of Stiliyan Petrov. Read

Curtis Davies hails Villa's 'Stan the Man'

Aston Villa’s Curtis Davies was full of praise for his team-mate and man-of-the-match Stiliyan Petrov as the Bulgarian helped guide Martin O’Neill’s men to third place in the Premier League. Read

Villa show a stronger side to see off Sunderland

Aston Villa 2 Sunderland 1 Read

James Milner has a major role at Villa says O'Neill

Martin O'Neill has insisted James Milner will have a big role to play at Aston Villa despite only using him sparingly since his £12million move from Newcastle. Read

Villa boss O'Neill rues missed chance of silverware

Martin O'Neill was ruing a missed opportunity after his Aston Villa side slumped to a 1-0 Carling Cup defeat at the hands of QPR. Read

Aston Villa crash out of Carling Cup

Carling Cup, 3rd Round: Aston Villa 0 Queens Park Rangers 1 Read

Carling Cup is still important to Villa, insists O'Neill

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill has admitted last year’s shock early exit from the Carling Cup was his fault. Read